Anthurium plant named `Elisabeth`

ABSTRACT

An Anthurum plant named &#39;Elisabeth&#39; having ovate leaves. The spathe has oval lobes and is held above the leaves. The spadix color is white-cream at the base and the distal portion is yellow with a flush of green. &#39;Elisabeth&#39; grows rapidly and has a medium growth habit.

The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar ofAnthurium, botanically known as Anthurium andreanum and referred to bythe cultivar name `Elisabeth`.

The new cultivar is a product of a planned breeding program, and wasoriginated from a cross made during such a program in Schipluiden,Netherlands, on Jul. 10, 1990. The female or seed parent was cultivar`Jolanda.` The male, or pollen parent was the cultivar `Lady Janes.`

`Elisabeth` was discovered and selected Feb. 23, 1992 as a floweringplant within the progeny of the stated cross by Magdalena J. M. Van Rijnin a controlled environment in Nursery Schipluiden. Subsequent asexualreproduction by tissue culture at the same location has demonstratedthat the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for the newcultivar are firmly fixed and are retained through successivegenerations of asexual reproduction.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and in combinationdistinguish `Elisabeth` as a new and distinct cultivar.

1. Quick grower producing many flowers in a short time.

2. Flowers continually.

3. Large plant with medium green leaves and strong branching.

4. Large leave with acute tips. Leaves are on long petioles and thepetioles are light green.

5. The peduncles are long and have a light green color.

6. The spathe size is large with overlapping lobes and the shape isbroad ovate. The distal part of the spathe is rounded and the tip isacuminate.

7. The main color of the upper surface of the leaves is R.H.S. 38 A-B.

8. The spadix length is medium and its longitudinal axis is weaklyrecurved. The tapering toward the top is medium to strong. The maincolor of the basal portion of the spadix is white and the main color ofthe distal portion is yellow with a flush of green.

The following observations, measurements and values describe plantsgrown in Schipluiden, the Netherlands under greenhouse conditions whichclosely approximate those generally used in horticultural practice.Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society ColourChart (R.H.S.), except where general color terms of ordinarysignificance are used.

The color values were determined between 13:30 h and 14:00 h on Apr. 7,1995 under natural light at 's-Gravenzande, the Netherlands. The lightintensity was 1210 J/m².

The following color photographic drawings are of `Elisabeth` grown in a19 cm pot.

Sheet 1 is a top prespective of the plant.

Sheet 2 shows the spathe and,

Sheet 3 the spadix of `Elisabeth.`

Classification:

Botanical.--Anthurium andreanum, cv. `Elisabeth`.

Commercial.--`Elisabeth`.

Parentage:

Male parent.--`Lady Jane`.

Female parent.--`Jolanda`.

Propagation: Tissue culture.

Growth habit.--Normal growth.

Plant: At maturity the plant measures 35-40 cm in height without flowersand 45-50 cm in height with flowers. At maturity the plant measuresapproximately 50 cm in diameter.

Leaves:

Form.--Ovate, acute tip, position of the lobes is free.

Size.--The leaves are large and are almost twice as long as wide.

Texture.--Medium blistering.

Veins.--Veins appear to be slightly lighter green than the leaves. Veinsare clearly visible and are most apparent at the base becoming thinnertowards the leaf margin.

Color.--Upper side: R.H.S. 137 A, lower side: R.H.S. 143 C.

Flowers:

Buds.--Color is lighter than the opened flower with veins that are lightgreen at the tip.

Spathe:

Size.--Large, approximately 9 cm long×12 cm wide.

Color.Upper side: approximately R.H.S. 38 A-B. Lower side: approximatelyR.H.S. 38 C-D. Arrangement: Spathe is held above the leaves. Shape:Broad ovate, the position of the lobes is overlapping, their distal partis rounded and the tip is acuminate, blistering is medium to strong.Flowering time: in winter 6 weeks, in summer 3 months.

Reproductive organs:

Spadix.--Length 7-8 cm; diameter 7-8 mm; cross-section is elliptic,longitudinal axis is weakly recurved, tapering at distal end is mediumto strong; the color of the basal portion is white-cream and the maincolor of the distal portion is yellow with a flush of green.

Stamen.--Protogynous. Color equal to that of spadix.

Anthers and filaments.--No filaments, anthers are sitting directly ontothe spadix.

Pollen.--Color white cream.

Roots: Thick roots in white yellow color.

Disease Resistance: Unknown.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS

The Anthurium plant name `Elisabeth` is a plant with ovate leaves. Thespathe has oval lobes and is held above the leaves. The spadix color iswhite-cream at the base and the dital portion is with a flush of green.`Elisabeth` grows rapidly and has a medium growth habit.

    ______________________________________                                        Comparative Varieties                                                         Characteristic                                                                            Cultivar `DeTroyer`                                                                          Cultivar `Angela`                                  ______________________________________                                        Young shoot anthocyanin coloration                                                                       with anthocyanin                                               absent in the sheath                                                                         coloration present in                                                         the sheath                                         Leaf        thicker and rounder                                                                          thinner and more                                               than `Elisabeth`                                                                             oblong than                                                                   `Elisabeth`                                        Spathe: main color                                                                        approximately RHS                                                                            approximately RHS                                  upper side  43C, somewhat more                                                                           38 A-B                                                         orange than                                                                   `Elisabeth`                                                       Spadix      shorter and thicker                                                                          longer and thinner                                             than `Elisabeth`                                                                             than `Elisabeth`                                   ______________________________________                                    

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Anthurium plant named`Elisabeth,` as illustrated and described.